Lagina

Lagina (Ancient Greek: τὰ Λάγινα) or Laginia (Λαγινία) was a town and religious centre in ancient Caria. It contained an important monumental temple of Hecate, at which great festivals were celebrated every year. For most of antiquity, it was a part of the territory of Stratonicea.

Lagina
Λάγινα (in Ancient Greek)
Shown within Turkey
Lagina (Turkey Aegean)
LocationKapraklar, Muğla Province, Turkey
RegionCaria
Coordinates37.378333°N 28.039167°E / 37.378333; 28.039167
History
PeriodsHellenistic, Roman
Satellite ofStratonicea (Caria)

Its site is located near Turgut, Anatolia, in southwestern Turkey.

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